About tiers and tier qualifiers
Tiers and tier qualifiers are the main components for creating tiered pricing on a manufacturer contract. They are used to calculate the discounts or markups on prices and freight and help determine which participants receive a markup or discount based on the dollar amount of purchased goods.
In Lawson Contract Management, the manufacturer's net cost for an item can be used to negotiate prices through an independent relationship where goods are purchased directly from the manufacturer, or, through a dependent relationship where goods are purchased from a distributor.
Tiers
Tiers are used to calculate the discount or markup on a price or freight cost. When creating a tier, you can define the following tier properties: price type, price cost, freight type, and freight cost.
Before you create and assign a tier, you should first identify the participants that will be assigned as tier members on the contract. After you identify the participants, the tiers are then used to determine which participants occupy a tier based on the dollar amount of purchased goods.
Tier Qualifiers
Tier qualifiers represent the requirements that must be met for a participant to qualify for a specific tier.